A tribunal in Colombia has sentenced a former paramilitary leader, Salvatore Mancuso, to 40 years in prison for murders and forced disappearances committed at the height of the country's...

Watch: What Machado and Trump have said about Nobel Peace Prize medal exchangeVenezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado has vowed she will lead the country "when the right time...

Chilean President Gabriel Boric has declared a state of catastrophe in two regions where deadly wildfires are raging.At least 16 people are confirmed dead in the Ñuble and Biobío...

Watch: Nicolás Maduro and wife flown to New York courtGordon CoreraSecurity analystA week on from the dramatic raid that seized Venezuela's Nicolás Maduro, details of the intelligence surrounding the...

The bodies of 32 Cuban soldiers and security personnel killed during the US military intervention in Venezuela have arrived in Cuba for formal military ceremonies and burials. The Venezuelan...

The US has seized a sixth tanker in the Caribbean Sea in its ongoing efforts to control exports of Venezuelan oil, officials say.The vessel, Veronica, was boarded in a...

Venezuela has started releasing multiple Americans detained across the country, according to a US state department official. The official did not confirm the identities or number of prisoners released...

Bathers found five severed heads displayed on a beach in Ecuador in what appears to be a warning to gang members who have been threatening local fishermen.The gruesome discovery...

Norberto ParedesBBC Mundo, CaracasWatch: Son of prisoned opposition activist warns Trump to "not be fooled"The son of a jailed Venezuelan opposition leader has warned Donald Trump to "not be...

The Venezuelan government has begun releasing detainees considered political prisoners by human rights groups. The move comes after the US seized President Nicolás Maduro during a raid on the...

US forces have seized another tanker in the Caribbean Sea, officials say, as the Trump administration continues its efforts to control exports of Venezuelan oil. The tanker, the Olina,...

US President Donald Trump has asked for at least $100bn (£75bn) in oil industry spending for Venezuela, but received a lukewarm response at the White House as one executive...